https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1019/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oswaldo-arcia-is-very-good-but-hes-not-quite-there-yet-r2724/For the Minnesota Twins, Oswaldo Arcia represents the promise of a better tomorrow. With the candles from his 23rd birthday cake still smoldering, Arcia’s exquisite power display in fewer than an entire season’s worth of baseball games has been a refreshing welcome to a fan base that has not had ma...2724Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-the-bottom-of-ampquotcan-of-cornampquot-r2723/Sponsored by Summit Brewery Like a lot of the folksy sayings of baseball, the phrase a "can of corn" was popularized by a baseball announcer. In this case, that was Red Barber, the legendary play-by-play radio announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Barber broadcast in the land of "dem bums" but hai...2723Mon, 09 Jun 2014 03:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-149-kendrys-morales-and-draft-picks-r2722/Aaron and John talk about the Kendrys Morales signing, Josmil Pinto's future being in flux, John's amazing dance moves at the KFAN party, Jason Kubel being let go, Nick Gordon and the Twins' draft picks, when to cut bait on Kevin Correia, trolling the Joe Mauer waters, wedding dock collapses, mailba...2722Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-introduce-latest-addition-to-lineup-r2720/After passing his physical, the Twins and Kendrys Morales agreed on a one-year contract in hopes of increasing the offense which had disappeared in May. After scoring 131 runs in 24 games in April, the fourth-highest in baseball, the Twins managed just 92 runs in 29 games in May, the second-lowest t...2720Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-agree-to-sign-kendrys-morales-r2717/According to Jon Heyman, the Minnesota Twins have agreed to sign 1B/DH Kendrys Morales to a deal. Little is known at this point, and a deal likely will not be able to be completed until after the draft concludes later today. Minutes later, Ken Rosenthal was able to confirm the reports and indicated...2717Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-day-2-draft-picks-rounds-3-10-r2716/The MLB Draft resumes today at 12:00 (central time) with each organization making their 3rd round through 10th round draft picks. The Minnesota Twins will have the fifth pick in each round. Throughout the day, Twins Daily's draft guru, Jeremy Nygaard, will be here posting the Minnesota Twins draft p...2716Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nick-gordon-beyond-the-bloodlines-r2713/“We got our man!” Those were the words of Minnesota Twins scouting director Deron Johnson talking about the team’s first round pick, Nick Gordon. “Just to be picked by Minnesota, it’s the greatest feeling in the world.” That is how Nick Gordon described his emotions upon being selected with the fift...2713Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-failure-to-launch-r2711/Sponsored by Ticket King Among many in baseball circles, the Houston Astros organization may be considered the Smartest Team In The Room™. Their front office is loaded with brainiacs. They have field staff who carry out the philosophy from the lowest levels to the majors. They even have broadcas...2711Fri, 06 Jun 2014 06:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-nick-gordon-fifth-overall-r2709/With the number five pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Nick Gordon, a high school shortstop from Florida. This is the pick most people expected the Twins to make especially with word coming out that the team's top brass had seen him in person more than any other draft prospec...2709Thu, 05 Jun 2014 23:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-draft-day-1-r2707/Good morning, Twins fans!! Today is the day we have been thinking about since the end of the 2013 season when the Minnesota Twins finished with the fifth-worst record in baseball. That means the Twins have the fifth pick in each round of the MLB Draft. On Thursday evening, we will know who the Twins...2707Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-draft-preview-mock-draft-v30-r2706/This is the third and final (as of now) mock draft in advance of this weekend's MLB draft. You can view the first mock and second mock as well. Before I get into it, I'm going to post what I believe is the Twins draft board (explanation to follow): 1) Brady Aiken, LHP, California prep 2) Nick Gordo...2706Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-special-presented-by-twins-hangouts-r2710/IF YOU MISSED EITHER OF THE HANGOUT (6-7pm) OR THE KFAN SHOW (9-10pm), YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM HERE OR DOWNLOAD THEM HERE. Jeremy and Seth will be covering the draft live via Google Hangouts tomorrow night. The duo will be joined by The Twins Geek himself for this show, so be sure to come back tonigh...2710Thu, 05 Jun 2014 01:43:00 +0000